--- title: The existing representatives of the Algonkin or Algic race may be se… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: The existing representatives of the Algonkin or Algic race may be separated linguistically into three great divisions: the Blackfeet of the extreme west, whose idiom differs most greatly from all the other dialects;[5] the Cree-Ojibwe of the middle west, which embraces a number of closely allied lin --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/2/21/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Kulóskap the master, and other Algonki…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/) / [Opening, part 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/2/) / 21 # Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems, Opening, part 2, sentence 21 The existing representatives of the Algonkin or Algic race may be separated linguistically into three great divisions: the Blackfeet of the extreme west, whose idiom differs most greatly from all the other dialects;\[5\] the Cree-Ojibwe of the middle west, which embraces a number of closely allied linguistic variations\[6\] and the Wabanaki races of the eastern coast, with whom the present work is concerned. **Who acts:** idiom, Cree Ojibwe, present work, eastern coast · **What happens:** exist, separate, differ, embrace, ally, be · **To what, where:** existing representatives, three great divisions, number This is a sentence of «Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems», Opening, part 2. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (idiom, Cree Ojibwe, present work, eastern coast), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg78673:2:21 # text = The existing representatives of the Algonkin or Algic race may be separated linguistically into three great divisions: the Blackfeet of the extreme west, whose idiom differs most greatly from all the other dialects;[5] the Cree-Ojibwe of the middle west, which embraces a number of closely allied linguistic variations[6] and the Wabanaki races of the eastern coast, with whom the present work is concerned. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 existing exist VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 3 amod _ _ 3 representatives representative NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 Algonkin Algonkin PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 7 or or CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 8 Algic algic ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 race race NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 conj _ _ 10 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 11 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 12 aux:pass _ _ 12 separated separate VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 13 linguistically linguistically ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 14 into into ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 15 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 17 nummod _ _ 16 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 17 divisions division NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 : : PUNCT : _ 20 punct _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 Blackfeet blackfoot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 conj _ _ 21 of of ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 23 extreme extreme ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 24 amod _ _ 24 west west NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 26 whose whose PRON WP$ Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel 27 nmod:poss _ _ 27 idiom idiom NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 nsubj _ _ 28 differs differ VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 20 conj _ _ 29 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 30 advmod _ _ 30 greatly greatly ADV RB _ 28 advmod _ _ 31 from from ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 32 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 35 det:predet _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 34 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 35 amod _ _ 35 dialects dialect NOUN NNS Number=Plur 30 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 36 ; ; PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 37 [ [ PUNCT -LRB- _ 38 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 38 5 5 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 39 ] ] PUNCT -RRB- _ 38 punct _ _ 40 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 41 Cree Cree PROPN NNP Number=Sing 43 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 42 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 43 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 43 Ojibwe Ojibwe PROPN NNP Number=Sing 38 appos _ _ 44 of of ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 45 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 middle middle NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 nmod _ _ 47 west west ADV RB _ 43 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 48 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 49 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 50 nsubj _ _ 50 embraces embrace VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 43 acl:relcl _ _ 51 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 52 det _ _ 52 number number NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 obj _ _ 53 of of ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 54 closely closely ADV RB _ 55 advmod _ _ 55 allied ally VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 57 amod _ _ 56 linguistic linguistic ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 57 amod _ _ 57 variations variation NOUN NNS Number=Plur 52 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 58 [ [ PUNCT -LRB- _ 59 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 59 6 6 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 57 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 60 ] ] PUNCT -RRB- _ 59 punct _ _ 61 and and CCONJ CC _ 64 cc _ _ 62 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 64 det _ _ 63 Wabanaki Wabanaki PROPN NNP Number=Sing 64 compound _ _ 64 races race NOUN NNS Number=Plur 57 conj _ _ 65 of of ADP IN _ 68 case _ _ 66 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 68 det _ _ 67 eastern eastern ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 68 amod _ _ 68 coast coast NOUN NN Number=Sing 64 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 69 , , PUNCT , _ 71 punct _ _ 70 with with ADP IN _ 71 case _ _ 71 whom whom PRON WP PronType=Rel 50 obl _ _ 72 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 74 det _ _ 73 present present ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 74 amod _ _ 74 work work NOUN NN Number=Sing 76 nsubj _ _ 75 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 76 cop _ _ 76 concerned concerned ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 71 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 77 . . PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **exist** | gerund | | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **separate** | may · passive | | the existing representatives of the Algonkin or Algic race | | | | into three great divisions and the Blackfeet of the extreme west *goal*; 5 *obl*; linguistically *property* | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP PP.goal»: subject=Theme into division=Goal | | 3 | **differ** | present | idiom | | | | | greatly *property* | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **embrace** | present | the Cree Ojibwe of the middle | a number of allied linguistic variations and the Wabanaki races of the eastern coast | | | | with the Cree Ojibwe of the middle | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Co-Agent | | 5 | **ally** | participle | | | | | | closely *property* | vn conspire-71 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **is** | present | the present work | | | | | concerned *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **race** | | the eastern coast | | | | | | nom race «event intransitive»: of=agent | One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree. **Text:** «Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems», Project Gutenberg book 78673 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order. - ← previous: [sentence 20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/2/20/) - next →: [sentence 22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/2/22/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/2/)